Clinical trials: Brainstem Stroke
Wallenberg Syndrome
Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy on Dysphagia in Wallenberg Syndrome
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about on dysphagia in wallenberg syndrome. The main questions it aims to answer are: the efficacy of Virtual Reality Therapy in the rehabilitation of patients with dysphagia in…
- Trial name
- NCT06286020
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Therapy, Conventional dysphagia treatment
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Zeng Changhao
Quadriplegia, Amputations
A Study on the Safety and Functionality of the Implantable Wireless Brain-Computer Interfaces for Motor Rehabilitation
The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of minimally invasive, wireless brain-machine interface system (WRS) in patients with paralysis (resulting from spinal cord injuries, brainstem strokes…
- Conditions
- Quadriplegia, Amputations, Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Brainstem Stroke
- Trial name
- STAIR (NCT06944834)
- Testing
- Implant
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai StairMed Technology Co., Ltd.
Tetraplegia, Locked-in Syndrome
Investigation on the Cortical Communication (CortiCom) System
The CortiCom system consists of 510(k)-cleared components: platinum PMT subdural cortical electrode grids, a Blackrock Microsystems patient pedestal, and an external NeuroPort Neural Signal Processor.
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia, Locked-in Syndrome, Brainstem Stroke, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Trial name
- CortiCom (NCT03567213)
- Testing
- Surgical implantation of CortiCom system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Interfacing With NeuroTechnology to Expand Neural Throughput (INTENT)
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of an implantable device that records and stimulates different areas of the brain to allow adults affected by disabling paralysis (see Eligibility…
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Muscular Disorders, Atrophic, Brain Stem Stroke
- Trial name
- INTENT (NCT07521930)
- Testing
- INTENT Neural Interface System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Vertigo, Peripheral, Vertigo, Brain Stem
Copeptin and the S-100b Protein in Stroke
This study evaluated the value of using copetin and protein S 100 b to eliminate the diagnosis of stroke in patients presenting with vertigo in emergency departments.
- Conditions
- Vertigo, Peripheral, Vertigo, Brain Stem, Vertigo; Central, Vertigo; Cerebral
- Trial name
- NCT03974464
- Testing
- copeptin, PS100
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poitiers University Hospital
Tetraplegia, Spinal Cord Injuries
BrainGate2: Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Neural Interface System for Persons With Tetraplegia
The purpose of this study is to obtain preliminary device safety information and demonstrate proof of principle (feasibility) of the ability of people with tetraplegia to control a computer cursor and other assistive devices with…
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia, Spinal Cord Injuries, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Brain Stem Infarctions
- Trial name
- BrainGate2 (NCT00912041)
- Testing
- Placement of the BrainGate2 sensor(s) into the motor-related cortex
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Leigh R. Hochberg, MD, PhD.
Tetraplegia, Spinal Cord Injury
ECoG Direct Brain Interface for Individuals With Upper Limb Paralysis
The purpose of this research study is to demonstrate that individuals with upper limb paralysis due to spinal cord injury, brachial plexus injury, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and brain stem stroke can successfully achieve…
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia, Spinal Cord Injury, Brachial Plexus Injury, Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT01393444
- Testing
- Implantation of ECoG sensors on the brain surface
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Tetraplegia, Spinal Cord Injury
Microelectrode Brain-Machine Interface for Individuals With Tetraplegia
The purpose of this research study is to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of using two NeuroPort Arrays (electrodes) for long-term recording of brain activity.
- Trial name
- NCT01364480
- Testing
- Implantation of NeuroPort Arrays in the motor cortex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Michael Boninger
Lateral Medullary Syndrome, Deglutition Disorders
The Motor Imagery Based on Action Observation Treatment on Dysphagia in Wallenberg Syndrome
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about on dysphagia in wallenberg syndrome. The main questions it aims to answer are: the efficacy of motor imagery based on action observation treatment in the rehabilitation of…
- Trial name
- NCT06224686
- Testing
- conventional dysphagia treatment, motor imagery based on action observation treatment
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Le Wang
Locked-in Syndrome, Neuromuscular Diseases
Investigation on the Cortical Communication System
The goal of this clinical trial is to demonstrate communication through a brain implant in people in locked-in state, i.e. people with severe paralysis and communication problems.
- Conditions
- Locked-in Syndrome, Neuromuscular Diseases, Brainstem Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- CortiCom (NCT06207591)
- Testing
- ECoG (electrocorticography) sensing
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Stroke
Coughing in Infratentorial Brain Lesion Patients
To record diaphragm excursion in infratentorial brain lesions patients with dysphagia during coughing and compare them to those with supratentorial brain lesion patients with dysphasia and those with no dysphagia at a university…
- Trial name
- NCT02081040
- Testing
- Not applicable (observational study with no active intervention)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- The Catholic University of Korea
Anarthria, Dysarthria
Feasibility of the BrainGate2 Neural Interface System in Persons With Tetraplegia
The purpose of this study is to obtain preliminary device safety information and demonstrate proof of principle (feasibility) of the ability of people with tetraplegia to control a computer cursor and other assistive devices with…
- Conditions
- Anarthria, Dysarthria, Tetraplegia, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- BG-Speech-01 (NCT05724173)
- Testing
- BrainGate Neural Interface System
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Leigh R. Hochberg, MD, PhD.
Paralysis; Quadriplegic, Quadraplegia
MindEx: A Novel, Multifocal, Cognitive Brain-Machine Interface System
This research study is being done to develop a novel brain-computer interface (BCI) technology that can enable severely paralyzed individuals to interact with the world through direct brain-control of a computer.
- Conditions
- Paralysis; Quadriplegic, Quadraplegia, Tetraplegia, Tetraplegic Motor Dysfunction Following Brainstem or Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT05936619
- Testing
- Mind Extender (MindEx)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Nader Pouratian
Sturge - Weber Syndrome (SWS)
Incidence of Ocular Antibodies in Patients With Sturge - Weber Syndrome (SWS)
Sturge-Weber Syndrome (SWS) is a neurological disorder characterized at birth by seizures and a large port-wine stain birthmark on the forehead and upper eyelid of one side of the face.
- Trial name
- NCT00610402
- Testing
- blood sample tear drop sample
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Deglutition Disorders, Lateral Medullary Syndrome
Cortical Function Changes During Swallowing in Patients With Dysphagia in Lateral Medullary Syndrome
The goal of this observational study is to detect the alteration of cortical activation and functional connectivity during swallowing in patients with Lateral Medullary Syndrome (LMS) dysphagia by functional near infrared…
- Trial name
- NCT06208020
- Testing
- Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) detection
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Leukodystrophy, White Matter Disease
LeukoSEQ: Whole Genome Sequencing as a First-Line Diagnostic Tool for Leukodystrophies
Leukodystrophies, and other heritable disorders of the white matter of the brain, were previously resistant to genetic characterization, largely due to the extreme genetic heterogeneity of molecular causes.
- Conditions
- Leukodystrophy, White Matter Disease, 4H Syndrome, Adrenoleukodystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT02699190
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Brainstem Stroke
Optimizing BCI-FIT: Brain Computer Interface - Functional Implementation Toolkit
This project adds to non-invasive BCIs for communication for adults with severe speech and physical impairments due to neurodegenerative diseases.
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Brainstem Stroke, Muscular Dystrophies, Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism
- Trial name
- BCI-FIT (NCT04468919)
- Testing
- BCI-FIT multi-modal access, BCI-FIT adaptive signal modeling, BCI-FIT active querying
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Sturge - Weber Syndrome (SWS)
Epidiolex Trial for Presymptomatic Treatment of Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Patients with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) are frequently affected by seizures, and seizures are associated with poorer neurological outcomes. To date there is no established means of predicting or preventing seizure onset.
- Trial name
- Epi-Pre (NCT07778810)
- Testing
- Epidiolex 100 mg/mL Oral Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Brainstem Stroke, ALS
Feasibility of the BrainGate2 Neural Interface System in Persons With Tetraplegia (BG-Tablet-01)
People with brainstem stroke, advanced amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), or other disorders can become unable to move or speak despite being awake and alert.
- Conditions
- Brainstem Stroke, ALS, Tetraplegia, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- BG-Tablet-01 (NCT06511934)
- Testing
- BrainGate Neural Interface System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Leigh R. Hochberg, MD, PhD.
Neurologic Disorder, Paralysis
COMMAND Early Feasibility Study: Implantable BCI to Control a Digital Device for People With Paralysis
The Synchron motor neuroprosthesis (MNP) is intended to be used in subjects with severe motor impairment, unresponsive to medical or rehabilitative therapy and a persistent functioning motor cortex.
- Conditions
- Neurologic Disorder, Paralysis, Paralysis; Stroke, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT05035823
- Testing
- Motor Neuroprosthesis (MNP)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Synchron Medical, Inc.